Mar 11-17: Hitchcock on 35mm, Scarborough, Jockey, Licorice Pizza, Belle, Christine, Worst Person & St Paddy's Day!

Special Presentation. Hitchcock's classic, NORTH BY NORTHWEST on 35mm. Three shows only!

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MARCH 12, 13 & 15

"'North by Northwest' is the Alfred Hitchcock mixture - suspense, intrigue, comedy, humor. Seldom has the concoction been served up so delectably." - Variety

RARE OPPORTUNITY! We have these 35mm film reels for three shows before they get sent back to Hollywood. When will you ever have a chance to see North By Northwest on 35mm again? Jacob says the print is in superb shape!

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Starts Friday, the acclaimed new Canadian film, Scarborough!

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11 Canadian Screen Awards Nominations!

Opens Saturday! The award-winning new film, Jockey, trots into the Playhouse for screenings all week!

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"A sports drama cut from the same cloth as The Wrestler and The Rider." - Nashville Scene

March 14. The Stephen King Universe at the Playhouse Presents: Christine

Grab advance tickets for the start of a new Stephen King series on the big screen! It's classic, 1980s King working with one of cinema's masters of horror, John Carpenter.

King described Christine as "Happy Days gone mad." Intrigued?

"This is the kind of movie where you walk out with a silly grin, get in your car, and lay rubber halfway down the Eisenhower." - Roger Ebert

March 17th only! St. Patrick's Day at the Playhouse. "I want me gold!"

We're bringing you a special St. Paddy's Day screening with the 90s camp-horror, Leprechaun.

One show only. Get advance tickets today!

"The perfect high-concept comedic slasher, and it's still Jennifer Aniston's best film to date." - New Times

Coming Soon to the Playhouse

March 18-24. PLAYHOUSE EXCLUSIVE! 40th anniversary 4K restoration of Dennis Hopper's "lost punk masterpiece," his "Easy Rider of the 80s"

Advance tickets on sale now!

“Thumbs up! A bitter unforgettable poem about alienation. One of the unsung treasures among recent independent films.” - Roger Ebert

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Scarborough

"Adapted from the critically acclaimed novel by Catherine Hernandez, Scarborough is an unflinching portrait of three low-income families struggling to endure within a system that’s set them up for failure." - TIFF

"Taking place over the span of a school year, Shasha Nakhai and Rich Williamson’s debut narrative feature follows three interwoven families fighting an uphill struggle against debt, addiction, and job insecurity.

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Jockey

"An evocative study of American life on the fringes that unfolds alongside the grand mysticism of stallions. Clifton Collins Jr. delivers a haunting, profoundly poignant performance." - Harper's Bazaar

An aging jockey (Clifton Collins Jr.), hopes to win one last title for his longtime trainer (Molly Parker), who has acquired what appears to be a championship horse. But the years -- and injuries -- have taken a toll on his body, throwing into question his ability to continue his lifelong passion.

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North by Northwest on 35mm

Part of our Hitchcock 'Selectrospective'.

New York City ad executive Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant) is pursued by ruthless spy Phillip Vandamm (James Mason) after Thornhill is mistaken for a government agent. Hunted relentlessly by Vandamm's associates, the harried Thornhill ends up on a cross-country journey, meeting the beautiful and mysterious Eve Kendall (Eva Marie Saint) along the way.

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Licorice Pizza

"Paul Thomas Anderson's sunniest movie yet, this San Fernando Valley palimpsest is so buoyant and bubbly, it practically floats off the screen." - Time Out

Nominated for 3 Oscars (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay)

The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.

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The Worst Person in the World

"The kind of movie which reminds you just how beguiling top-tier cinema can be, Joachim Trier's 'The Worst Person in the World' is a triumph." - Awards Watch

Oscar nominated for Best Original Screenplay and International Film

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Belle (2021)

"Colors and hearts explode in 'Belle,' and your head might too while watching this gorgeous anime." - New York Times

From the celebrated Academy Award®-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda and Studio Chizu, creators of Mirai, Wolf Children, Summer Wars, and more, comes a fantastical, heartfelt story of growing up in the age of social media.

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The Stephen King Universe at the Playhouse Presents: Christine

Stephen King Films Arrive at the Playhouse, Starting with the Horror Classic, Christine!

Welcome to the Stephen King Universe at the Playhouse...

Gather with friends and family to see some of the best Stephen King adaptations on the big screen at the historic Playhouse Cinema!

We're starting this series with John Carpenter's 1983 classic CHRISTINE in 4K!

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Leprechaun

St. Patrick's Day at the Playhouse. "I want me gold!"

Dan O'Grady (Shay Duffin) steals 100 gold coins from a leprechaun (Warwick Davis) while on vacation in Ireland. The leprechaun follows him home, but Dan locks the murderous midget in a crate, held at bay by a four-leaf clover. Ten years later, J.D. Redding (John Sanderford) and his daughter, Tory (Jennifer Aniston), rent O'Grady's property for the summer.

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Ukraine Benefit: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

We are screening this classic of world cinema to fundraise for the Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis. Very rarely screened, this is a beautiful, poetic film. Please come out and support!

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is considered to be the most internationally heralded Ukrainian film in history and a classic of Ukrainian magical realist cinema.

All ticket proceeds will go to the Canada-Ukraine Foundation Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.

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Out of the Blue (1980) - 4K Restoration

A 40th anniversary 4K restoration of Dennis Hopper's "Easy rider of the 80's"

Don Barnes (Hopper) is a truck driver in prison for drunkenly smashing his rig into a school bus. Linda Manz (“Days of Heaven”) plays CeBe, his daughter, a young teen rebel and outsider obsessed with Elvis and the Sex Pistols.

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Eraserhead

David Lynch's breakthrough film that became an instant cult-classic

“When David Lynch's Eraserhead was released in 1977, another of the '70s 'midnight movies' that won fanatical repeat audiences, it still stood apart. It had a mesmerizing look and soundtrack, bizarre images that rattled, upset and fascinated audiences. And still do.

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Strangers on a Train on 35mm

A psychopath forces a tennis star to comply with his theory that two strangers can get away with murder.

In Alfred Hitchcock's adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's thriller, tennis star Guy Haines (Farley Granger) is enraged by his trampy wife's refusal to finalize their divorce so he can wed senator's daughter Anne (Ruth Roman). He strikes up a conversation with a stranger, Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker), and unwittingly sets in motion a deadly chain of events.

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Roger Beebe LIVE: Multi 16mm Projector Performance

Presented by Factory Media Centre & Dandelion Film Collective

About the event:

The 94th Academy Awards: Oscars Live Broadcast at the Playhouse!

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FREE with non-perishable food donation to Hamilton Food Share.

We also will be accepting cash donations for the Canada-Ukraine Foundation: Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal.

Join us for a casual, come-as-you-are (or dress-to-the-nines, your choice!) evening celebrating the 94th Academy Awards®! Red carpet starts at 6:30pm.

Enjoy Hollywood's most glamourous night in the grand comfort of the elegant Playhouse Cinema!